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The conference will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on the DeLand campus.

Jim Davis, the 2006 Democratic Party nominee for governor of Florida who lost to then-Republican Charlie Crist, will deliver a keynote address about the upcoming 2014 elections in Florida.

“The goal of Politics 101 is to provide area students and citizens free education in the craft of making political and social change,” said co-organizer, David Hill, a political science professor at Stetson University.

Politics 101 will feature workshops led by campaign operatives, political scholars and community leaders of varied political stripes. Discussions include how to build grassroots campaign organizations, create winning campaign strategies, analyze data, use social media, and participate in fundraising. Area political organizations and campaigns will be present to provide information about their candidates or causes. For more information about Politics 101 or to register, visit stetson.edu/politics101.

<p>DELAND — Stetson University will host its fourth annual “Politics 101” conference — a free, non-partisan, one-day crash course on political campaigning.</p><p>The conference will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Stetson Room, second floor of the Carlton Union Building, 131 E. Minnesota Ave., on the DeLand campus. </p><p>Jim Davis, the 2006 Democratic Party nominee for governor of Florida who lost to then-Republican Charlie Crist, will deliver a keynote address about the upcoming 2014 elections in Florida.</p><p>“The goal of Politics 101 is to provide area students and citizens free education in the craft of making political and social change,” said co-organizer, David Hill, a political science professor at Stetson University. </p><p>Politics 101 will feature workshops led by campaign operatives, political scholars and community leaders of varied political stripes. Discussions include how to build grassroots campaign organizations, create winning campaign strategies, analyze data, use social media, and participate in fundraising. Area political organizations and campaigns will be present to provide information about their candidates or causes. For more information about Politics 101 or to register, visit stetson.edu/politics101.</p><p><em>— Deborah Circelli</em></p>